Tagged: App
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Louth students cross the generation gap with app innovations News
20.05.2013 Transition-year students from four schools in Co Louth have been involved in a unique project with adults in the region to come up with prototypes for four mobile apps that aim...Tags: Smartphone, App, -
Apple names and rewards 50 billionth app downloader News
16.05.2013 Apple has revealed that Brandon Ashmore from Mentor, Ohio, as the person who downloaded the 50 billionth app from the App Store. The 50 billionth app was Say the Same Thing by... -
Facebook blocks social network-killing app Social Roulette News
16.05.2013 Facebook has blocked an app called Social Roulette that mimics the potentially lethal game of chance Russian Roulette by offering users a one-in-six chance of deleting their...Categories: Software, Social Media, Mobile, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps, Application Design and Development -
New app launches for GAA fans to interact with their teams News
14.05.2013 A new smartphone app called iGAAFan is aiming to enable GAA fans to interact with their teams at both county and club level. The Tyrone and Derry County Boards are currently... -
The week in gadgets: Ouya launch delay, HTC First price drop, and Huggies’ nappy sensor News
13.05.2013 A look at gadget happenings, as games console disruption will have to wait an extra few weeks now that the Ouya launch has been pushed back, the HTC First hits a rock-bottom... -
Tech start-up of the week: Guidecentral News
12.05.2013 Our tech start-up of the week is Guidecentral, a free mobile app for people to share and discover knowledge around everything from handmade crafts to home decor, fashion and... -
Cork cloud firm Avego reveals cost-saving carpooling app News
02.05.2013 Co Cork-based transport and mapping solutions firm Avego has launched its new carpooling app, which is set to make car travel cheaper, reduce emissions and encourage drivers and... -
Tech start-up of the week: Fishbowl Software Development News
05.05.2013 This week’s featured start-up is Fishbowl Software Development, a new Dublin-based venture that has launched its first free smartphone app to enable those who attend meetings or... -
Instagram boosts tagging capability with ‘Photos of You’ News
03.05.2013 Photo-sharing network Instagram has just launched a new tagging feature called Photos of You that makes it easier to add people and things to photos.Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Phones, Media, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Dublin tech firm Openmind named as finalist in CTIA Emerging Tech Awards News
02.05.2013 Irish software company Openmind - which transmits 1bn SMS messages a day for 120 mobile carriers - has been named as a finalist in the 2013 Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Awards... -
Wearable tech player Jawbone acquires BodyMedia for US$100m News
30.04.2013 Wearable tech and audio equipment maker Jawbone has acquired health technology player BodyMedia for an estimated US$100m. At the same time, Jawbone has unveiled its new UP... -
Geek chic: up to 10m pairs of smart glasses expected to ship by 2016 News
25.04.2013 The global market for smart glasses could amount to 10m units by 2016, IHS has predicted. This will be spurred on by Google’s efforts to promote application development for its... -
Salesforce.com enters the online advertising business News
23.04.2013 Having conquered the online CRM space and creating social communications channels for businesses, cloud software giant Salesforce.com is now intent on becoming an online...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Media, Marketing, Internet, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, CRM -
LinkedIn’s new-look mobile app harnesses its Pulse acquisition for a fuller news feed News
18.04.2013 LinkedIn has wasted no time in benefiting from its US$90m acquisition of Pulse, releasing a fully revamped version of its mobile app with a more visually pleasing and... -
Facebook brings Chat Heads to the iPhone and iPad News
17.04.2013 Owners of iOS devices who worry they might be losing out by not being able to get Facebook's new Chat Heads shall fear not! Facebook has brought its game-changing Chat Heads... -
UPC brings entry-level broadband speed to 50Mbps – launches new iOS apps News
16.04.2013 Cable operator UPC has raised the competitive stakes in the Irish broadband market with news that it will transition all of its broadband customers to an entry-level speed of... -
RTÉjr to become dedicated cross-platform kids’ channel on 15 April News
10.04.2013 RTÉ has decided to amp up its children’s television offering by giving RTÉjr its own channel across TV, digital radio, online and mobile services. The launch on 15 April will... -
Start-ups to demo their innovations at Dublin Beta gathering News
12.04.2013 Dublin Beta is holding its next technology start-up gathering on Monday evening and 14 new ventures will be aiming to wow the crowds with their products and innovations. -
Twitter expected to launch music service this weekend during Coachella News
12.04.2013 The fabled music service that Twitter is believed to have been working on is expected to go live this weekend during the Coachella music festival in the US. -
LinkedIn buys news reader platform Pulse for US$90m News
12.04.2013 LinkedIn has confirmed its acquisition of Alphonso Labs, the company behind the mobile news reader app Pulse, for US$90m. The Pulse app, which now boasts more than 30m users...